It was about time that I got these done! But even with the 2016 Emmys only a little over half a year away every thing is still fairly blurry, especially the Limited Series/TV Movie categories.

Unlike the Golden Globes, the Emmys aren’t really compelled to go with new series, it’s actually quite rare for a new series to join the club off its first season. So a lot of these predictions are naturally within the comfort zone of the Academy.

We see a lot of detective shows, cop shows, lawyer shows, all because this genre has succeeded in the past and continues to succeed. It is familiar. Television has had some of its greatest shows of all time in the last 20 years. They have called it the golden age of television, but with many critically-hit shows ending, is the golden age also coming to an end?

“Breaking Bad,” “Lost,” “30 Rock,” “West Wing,” are all a part of the golden age, alongside many other financial and critical successes. These shows captured audiences’ attention with their high-quality production. With so many hours of content, audiences became emotionally invested in the situations and the characters of each show. Continue reading →

This survey took awhile to do and many factors tied into this final list. There are many Television shows out there that blow you away, that have narratives so interesting and inviting with characters so entertaining to observe. There are also shows that are simply fun to watch over and over again.

Elements of this list came from different lists across the web along with the shows cultural impact and legacy.